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Grace Newbold
Solicitor
Personal Injury Litigation / CICA claims
0114 2678780
Year of call as a solicitor 2019.
Grace joined ASD in 2017, completing her training contract with the firm. Grace has been the first point of contact for clients in all types of cases – road traffic accidents, accidents at work and public liability accounts.
Grace gained a degree in Criminology and Psychology before becoming a qualified Solicitor. Grace completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and then Legal Practice Course. She then gained experience working in Child Protection Law before joining ASD.
Grace has experience dealing with various types of personal injury cases and has handled claims from initial instruction all the way to successful trial. Grace also has gained experience dealing with high value multi-track cases.
Grace undertakes advocacy at the County Court on behalf of Clients, dealing with PAD applications, quantum disputes and infant approvals. She also assists the victims of crime through the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (CICA).
What’s changed?
On 31st May 2021 the law changed in respect of making a claim after a road traffic accident. If you suffer a whiplash injury, then it is unlikely that we will be able to recover any legal fees. Further the value of the whiplash claim will be reduced and fall within a fixed tariff scheme.
What is Whiplash
For accidents on or after 31st May 2021 the law will define whiplash injuries as any soft tissue injury to the neck, back or shoulder.
Tariff Based Damages
The government will fix the value of the claim for whiplash based upon a fixed tariff system. The damages will be fixed as follows:-
| Duration of injury | Amount |
| Not more than 3 months | £240 |
| More than 3 months, but not more than 6 months | £495 |
| More than 6 months, but not more than 9 months | £840 |
| More than 9 months, but not more than 12 months | £1,320 |
| More than 12 months, but not more than 15 months | £2,040 |
| More than 15 months, but not more than 18 months | £3,005 |
| More than 18 months, but not more than 24 months | £4,215 |
Can I Still Claim?
Yes. We will continue to represent people who have suffered whiplash injuries. We will also continue to provide a high level of service, including home visits by a solicitor and the use of an orthopaedic surgeon rather than a GP to produce medical reports.
Contact Grace Newbold, Solicitor if you want to make a whiplash claim on 0114 2678780, email Richard Meggitt at [email protected], or fill out a form on our road traffic accident claim page today.
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